Friendly League

LEON KOLBOWSKI
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) ZORZAL01's Peter Crouch started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind C. A. Atlanta's goalkeeper Tony Guimarães, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of ZORZAL01 booed when C. A. Atlanta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseo Sasoin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Horacio Librado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tony Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Crouch, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Crouch in the 10th minute of play forced C. A. Atlanta's goalkeeper Tony Guimarães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 10 minutes of play, ZORZAL01's Peter Crouch made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tony Guimarães was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 16th match minute, C. A. Atlanta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseo Sasoin to maneuver through the defense. 17 minutes into the match, C. A. Atlanta's goal looked a bit too open when Peter Crouch came free, but Tony Guimarães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Peter Crouch in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tony Guimarães saved C. A. Atlanta from getting behind. Tony Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Crouch, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Peter Crouch recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 26 played minutes C. A. Atlanta got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Sasoin. In the 28th minute ZORZAL01 were awarded a corner. Pavel Nedvěd went to the cornerflag to take it. Cornelio Bastia made a great header on ZORZAL01's corner, it was just that C. A. Atlanta's Tony Guimarães managed to reach the ball for a save. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Horacio Librado sped through C. A. Atlanta's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tony Guimarães. In the 34th minute, Peter Crouch ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tony Guimarães was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Peter Crouch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Tony Guimarães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, Peter Crouch had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tony Guimarães. C. A. Atlanta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Peter Crouch was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. In the 42nd match minute, ZORZAL01 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Horacio Librado to maneuver through the defense. 44 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's Peter Crouch sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tony Guimarães narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Teodoro Primo to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Horacio Librado during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 53rd minute, Horacio Librado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ZORZAL01's Qin Fan Sheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodoro Primo in the 55th minute of play. After some careless play in the C. A. Atlanta defense, Peter Crouch kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tony Guimarães. The C. A. Atlanta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tony Guimarães should have stopped the shot. Peter Crouch's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tony Guimarães read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. In the 67th minute of the game Leonel Eguzki made a throw-in which 赵国弘 played forward. Tony Guimarães stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Peter Crouch's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Horacio Librado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 84 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's Horacio Librado sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tony Guimarães narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 87th minute, Horacio Librado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 88 minutes into the game, Sixto Manilan threw the ball into play from the sideline. ZORZAL01's Marciano Santikurtz quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Tony Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Crouch, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind C. A. Atlanta's goalkeeper Tony Guimarães, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 95 minutes into the game, ZORZAL01's Peter Crouch nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tony Guimarães made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. The ZORZAL01 players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.